Monday, 20 November 2017

A private bottling of Springbank, 25 years old

This is a cask sample I was sent for to get an opinion (as an obvious Springbank fan). I’m hoping it gets bottled as is, as we will lose these casks at some point – I don’t think Springbank have sold private casks for a while! I’m publishing these notes with the permission of the owner of the cask. I’ll be buying it if it gets released.

Finish - Long and hot, lemon sherbets at the end with charred toast and lots of citrus oil. Slightly sour hard oak with water, the lemon sherbets are more intense.

A robustly peated old Springbank with fresh citrus fruit, a compelling floral character, and spicy, resinous, ethereal peat. Very moreish, clearly a proper old school refill bourbon. Quite haunting, particularly in the nose.